Measuring the teamwork performance of operating room teams: a systematic review of assessment tools and their measurement properties.

Measuring the teamwork performance of operating room teams: a systematic review of assessment tools and their measurement properties. J Interprof Care. 2019 Dec 22;:1-9 Authors: Etherington N, Larrigan S, Liu H, Wu M, Sullivan KJ, Jung J, Boet S Abstract Teamwork is fundamental to surgical patient safety but is inconsistently measured. While many tools have been developed for elective intraoperative situations, it is unclear which is the most robust. This systematic review aimed to identify tools to measure the teamwork of operating room teams. Studies were included if they examined the measurement properties of these tools. PsycINFO, Embase (via OVID), CINAHL, ERIC, Medline and Medline in Process (via OVID) were searched through to May 3, 2019, as were reference lists of included studies and previously published relevant reviews. Retrieved articles were screened and data extracted in duplicate by two independent reviewers. Quality was assessed using the COSMIN checklist. Of the 2121 references identified, 14 studies of six assessment tools were included. Tools were validated across various specialties, mostly in clinical rather than simulated settings. The Observational Teamwork Assessment for Surgery (OTAS) and Operating Theater Team Non-Technical Skills Assessment Tool (NOTECHS) were the most frequently investigated tools. Though acceptable for assessing teamwork, both NOTECHS and OTAS rely on the questionable assumption that the ...
Source: Journal of Interprofessional Care - Category: Health Management Tags: J Interprof Care Source Type: research